God of our life, there are days when the burdens we carry chafe our shoulders and weigh us down; when the road seems dreary and endless, the skies gray and threatening; when our lives have no music in them, and our hearts are lonely, and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path with light, run our eyes to where the skies are full of promise; tune our hearts to brave music; give us the sense of comradeship with heroes and saints of every age; and so quicken our spirits that we may be able to encourage the souls of all who journey with us on the road of life, to your honor and glory.

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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

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Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

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Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.

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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.

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If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.

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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.

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To withhold forgiveness is to take poison and expect the unforgiven to die.

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Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.

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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.

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